Nippon India Focused Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Performance chart
Benchmark: Nifty 500 price index (excludes dividends, so it slightly understates the index's total return). Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
Quick take
- Over 5 years it returned 1.7% a year, against Nifty 500 7.1%.
- Volatility over 3 years was 15.4% a year (Nifty 500: 14.5%), with a Sharpe ratio of -0.34.
- Its biggest fall from a peak was 55.2% (15 Jan 2018 to 23 Mar 2020).
- It did better than the Nifty 500 in 2 of the last 10 calendar years.
- Across all 3-year periods since launch, yearly returns ranged from -15.7% to 33.0% and were positive 87% of the time.
- Expense ratio 1.36%, fund size ₹8,075 crore.
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| Returns (%) | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | Since launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +2.82% | -0.43% | -3.61% | +0.39% | -11.32% | -9.27% | -8.45% | +1.19% | +1.68% | +9.50% | +5.42% | +8.35% |
| Nifty 500 | +2.61% | -1.32% | -4.66% | -1.84% | -7.08% | -5.12% | -3.33% | +8.43% | +7.06% | +13.30% | +11.47% | +11.94% |
Point-to-point NAV returns as on 15 Oct 2026; over 1 year, yearly compounded (CAGR). Category: Direct Growth plans in Focused Funds. Q1 = top quarter by return over that period.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | 2026 YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | -11.32% | +1.11% | +4.33% | +19.29% | +4.78% | +37.47% | +8.91% | +0.39% | -19.55% | +31.89% | -2.12% |
| Nifty 500 | -7.08% | +6.69% | +15.16% | +25.76% | +3.02% | +30.19% | +16.67% | +7.66% | -3.38% | +35.91% | +3.84% |
| Difference | -4.24% | -5.58% | -10.83% | -6.47% | +1.76% | +7.28% | -7.76% | -7.27% | -16.17% | -4.02% | -5.96% |
January to December each year; the current year is to date.
Risk and consistency
| Risk measure | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility (standard deviation) ? | 15.44% | 15.64% |
| Nifty 500 volatility ? | 14.52% | 14.59% |
| Sharpe ratio ? | -0.34 | -0.31 |
| Sortino ratio ? | -0.43 | -0.39 |
| Beta ? | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| Alpha (yearly) ? | -7.03% | -5.34% |
| R-squared ? | 0.70 | 0.74 |
| Up-market capture ? | 76.70% | 75.80% |
| Down-market capture ? | 106.80% | 94.50% |
| Maximum drawdown | -27.01% | -27.01% |
Rolling 3-year returns (yearly)
Rolling 5-year returns (yearly)
Every 3- and 5-year period since launch, checked weekly. It shows how consistent returns were, whenever someone invested.
SIP returns: ₹10,000 every month
| SIP for | Invested | Value today | Gain | XIRR | Nifty 500 XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,15,085 | ₹-4,915 | -7.48% | -6.66% |
| 3Y | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,39,390 | ₹-20,610 | -3.79% | +1.04% |
| 5Y | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,13,693 | ₹13,693 | +0.89% | +7.00% |
| 10Y | ₹12,00,000 | ₹16,51,258 | ₹4,51,258 | +6.22% | +11.21% |
A ₹10,000 instalment on the same date every month, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR is the yearly return on those dated instalments. Try the SIP calculator.
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Scheme details
- Investment objective
- The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital growth by predominantly investing in an active and concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments up to 30 companies across market capitalization. The secondary objective of the scheme is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt, money market securities, REITs and InvITs. There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
- Fund managers
- Vinay Sharma, Kinjal Desai, Rishit Parikh, Amber Singhania
- Fund house
- Nippon India Mutual Fund
- Category
- Focused Funds · Equity
- Benchmark used here
- Nifty 500 (price index)
- Plan / option
- Direct · IDCW (income distribution)
- AMFI scheme code
- 118693
- ISIN
- INF204K01F79, INF204K01F87
- Scheme documents
- SID, KIM and factsheets (fund house website) · exit load and full portfolio are in these documents.
About Focused Funds
Focused Funds hold at most 30 stocks, with at least 65% in equity. A concentrated portfolio means each holding matters more, for better or worse.
Generally used by investors who already have diversified funds and accept higher concentration risk.
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